Comparison

Complete Sports vs Afroballers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Complete Sports

Get the latest Nigerian and international sports news, with a focus on Nigerian athletes. Stay updated on football, and other sports from a leading sports news brand.

Highlights
  • Nigerian sports news
  • International sports coverage
  • Focus on Nigerian athletes
  • Football news
  • Sports-savvy audience updates
Features
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The Complete Sports website (completesports.com) and mobile apps represent Nigeria’s number one, all-sports news brand. Launched in November 2005 and published by Complete Communications Limited (established in 1984), Complete Sports is now the most visited sports website in Nigeria (Global Business Insight, 2018/19). Other publications in our stable include Complete Football magazine, established in 1985, and International Soccer (i-Soccer) which was originally established as International Soccer Review in 1990. FLAGSHIP The Complete Sports website and apps are continuously strengthened to meet the needs of our growing, sports-savvy audiences worldwide. The domestic and international editions of our website signal our vision of building a pan-Arfican sports news brand. FOCUS Complete Sports’ primary focus is sports news about Nigeria and the exploits of Nigerian sportsmen and women both at home and abroad, particularly the footballers. REACH While Complete Sports is the most popular indigenous sports news brand in Nigeria, the demography of our readership cuts across countries and continents. Popular foreign markets in Africa include South Africa, Ghana and Kenya. In Europe, we are popular in the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Across the Atlantic, we have many followers in the United States and Canada and, to the East, we welcome many visitors from India and Malaysia especially. READERSHIP The majority of our audience is male, with the largest segments being those aged 25-34 and 35-44. Our 9% female audience is mostly in the age group 25-34.

About

Afroballers

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Afroballers is Africa's premier digital sports platform — your home for live scores, breaking news, and original video content covering the sports and athletes shaping the continent and diaspora. LIVE SCORES Track games in real-time across 15+ leagues including NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Champions League, MLS, Ligue 1, WNBA, and more. Scores auto-refresh every 30 seconds with winner highlighting and direct links to ESPN match pages. Filter by league or game status — Live, Final, or Scheduled. BREAKING NEWS Stay ahead with breaking stories, in-depth features, and analysis covering basketball, soccer, track & field, football, tennis, boxing, cricket, and the Olympics. Search articles instantly, filter by sport, bookmark your favorites, and share stories with friends. AFROBALLERS ORIGINALS Watch exclusive video content — athlete profiles, match highlights, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes features produced by the Afroballers team. Streamed in high quality via HLS. KEY FEATURES - Live scores from 15+ leagues with auto-refresh - Breaking news ticker with real-time updates - Trending stories ranked by popularity - Full article reader with share and bookmark - Original video streaming - Search across all articles - Filter scores by league or status - Filter news by sport category - Pull-to-refresh on every screen - Dark mode throughout - Direct links to ESPN match pages - Reading time estimates on articles As seen on Forbes: "AfroBallers: Africa's Digital Sports Unicorn Connecting The Diaspora And Powering The Continent's Rise." Website: https://afroballers.com Instagram: @afroballers X: @afroballers YouTube: @afroballersTV

Screenshots

Complete Sports2 screens
Afroballers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Afroballers at none against Complete Sports's shown. Afroballers also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Complete Sports ships an update every 3 weeks, Afroballers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Complete Sports versus Afroballers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete SportsAfroballers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolomon OjeagbaseWillingie Media

In-app purchases

None

Complete Sports

No in-app purchases

None

Afroballers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Complete Sports free?
Complete Sports is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afroballers free?
Afroballers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Complete Sports or Afroballers have ads?
Complete Sports shows ads; Afroballers does not.
Which is updated more often, Complete Sports or Afroballers?
Complete Sports ships an update every 3 weeks, and Afroballers every 2 days. Most recently, Complete Sports was updated on October 22, 2026 and Afroballers on October 25, 2026.

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